Coal-conveyer.



No. 833,141. PATENTED OCT. 9, 1906.

E. c. VAN KOUHUYS. GOAL GONVBYER.

I AIPLIOATIOI TILED IARJS, 1906.

M ATTORNEYS,

EDWIN (J. VAN NOUHUYS,

OF RENSSELAER, ONE-HALF TO EMANUEL B. TOEDT, OF

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ALBANY,-NEW YORK.

' COAL-CONVEYER.

To 0; whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWIN C. VAN N 0U- HUYS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at the city of Rensselaer, in the county 0 Rensselaerand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Coal-Conveyors, of' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates ing coal from the cars pockets; and the objectconstruct a device by W ch coal may be conveyed directly from the carsto the coal ockets, sheds, and bins or piled up, asmay e desired,rapidly and economically. I accomplish this ob ect by means of themechanism lllustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichp Figure 1is. an elevation, partly in section, of my coal-conveyer set up readyfor o eration. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one oi the sheaves. Fig. 3 is across-section of the same at X K, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thedriving-gear. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the conveyer-disks. Fig. 6is a cross-section of the same at Y Y, Fig. 5.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

A re resents the top of the which the coal in the cars is dumped.

B is the ho per into which the coal dumbped from t e cars.

b are the conver ing sides of the hopper, by which the coal is f ed lntothe conve er. a

C is a tube, which may be of iron, through which the coal is conveyedwhere desired.

D is an endless cable extending around the sheaves at each end of thetube C.

E are conveyer-disks attached at freuent intervals to the cable D andwhich fit to sheds, bins, and of my trestle, from t e interior of thetube C, so as to force the material between them along through the tube,through which they move. The power is applied b any means desired to thepulley- F, mounfte fixedly u on the shaft G, u on win fixedly the sprocletwheel H.

is another sprocket-wheel mounted fixedly upon the shaft at the fartherend of the tube There is a sheave I also mounted fixedly upon the sameshaft as the sprocketwheel H.

Whenthe ower is a lied to the Wheel F and p pp pulley'r turns saidpulley-wheel,

Specification of Letters Patent.- Applloatlon filed March 28, 1906-Berial No. 307.582.

to means for conveyinvention is to will strike each disk as the sheaveand move thecable D, with the disks attached a 'bolt J.

it also Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

turns the shaft G, carrying the sprocketwheel H. The sprocket-wheel Hand the sprocket-wheel H are connected by a proper iron belt, so thatthe sprocket-wheel H turns the sprocket-wheel H, which drives the sheaveI. The sheave I is constructed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, havingportions of the sides cut away, so as to leave arms 71 i, as shown,arranged and adapted for each arm to strike against one of theconveyer-disks as the sheave revolves. The conveyer-disks areconstructed as shown-in Figs. 5 and 6, having elongated hubs to= fitupon the cable D and be attached securely to the cable D and at the sametime leave a strong and solid surface for the arms of the sheaves tostrike against in operating the conveyer. The conveyer-disks areattached to the cable at such a distancelapart that an arm of the sheaverevolves to it, along through the tube as the sheave revolves, keeping te cable in constant motion.

It is apparent that the power moving the cable carrying the loadedconveyor-disks being located at the farther end of the tube.

the part of the cable within the tube and sustaining the load will bekept tight and the strain will be constant and the movement uniform. Iso adjust the disks upon the cable that four arms of the sheave willeach act upon a disk at the same time when moving a loaded conveyer.Between the surface lates of the conveyer-disks, against which t e armsot the sheave act, and the hub of the disks I place the spring S, asshown in Fig. 6; The collar which forms the back in of the spring S is amovable backing or co lar to permit the arms of the sheave to compressthe spring to relieve any slight inequalities or slack of the cable Dbetween the arms of the sheave. There is an idle sheave at the bottom ofthe tube arran ed for the cable D and the disks to run over in enteringthe tube.

J J are doors located at any in the len th of the tube hin by pivots andheld in place y the catch or Thesedoors are constructed so as to form apart of the tube itself, so that the interior of the tube when the doorsare closed will be perfectly smooth, leaving no points or projectionsfor the'coal or the conve ers to catch upon. These doors may be ocateded to the tube coal is dumped from the cars upon the trestle .cable D,with A into the hop er. The tube C has an open ing under the opper, sothat the coal may pass from the hopfer into the tube. The power beingapplie to the pulley F will turn the sprockets H and H, which will drivethe the conveyer-disks mounted thereon, through the'tube,C and carry thecoal along through the tube until it reaches an openin either at one ofthe doors JJ or at the en of the tube. The coal will then dro down intoone of the binsor into a coalpoc et.

Constructed in this way my conveyor will carry coal rapidly without lossor waste, and the conveyer is simple in construction and easilyoperated. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure b Letters Patent, is-

1. A coa -conveyer consisting of a tube, an endless cable adapted topass through said tube in one direction, disks mounted on said cable atfrequent intervals, said disks having projecting hubs adapted to beacted upon by the arms of a sheave and thereby pushed along through saidtube; springs between the surface lates of the disks and the hubsthereof; a siieave mounted upon the'farther end of said tube having armsadapted to strike against the hub of each disk mounted upon said endlesscable; means for revolving said sheave and means for feeding the coalinto the lower end of said tube,substantially, as described.

2. In a coal-conveyor, a tube suitable for coal to ass throu h; a hopperarranged and ada' te to feed t e coal into said tube; an

end ess cable adapted to pass through said tube in one direction andreturn on the outside of thetube; disks mounted upon said endless cableat frequent intervals; projections upon said disks adapted to be actedupon b the arms of a sheave, each of said projections provided with aspring between the surfaces thereof. and the disks; a sheave mounted atthe extreme end of said tube having arms adapted to act u onthe-projection of each disk, whereby sai endless cable and disks may bekept in continuous uniform motion by said sheave; a door in the underside of said tube formed partly by the side of the tube itself andhinged to the sides of the tube whereby coal passing through the tubewould drop out through the door when opened and ass along over the doorwhen closed; means or turning said sheave to operate said cable,substantially as described and for the purposes set forth. o

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in %resence of twowitnesses.

E WIN 0. VAN NOUHUYS.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. WARD, Lo'r'rm PRIOR.

